Re: [PATCH] cachefiles,netfs: sunset ondemand mode
From: Christian Brauner
Date: Tue Jul 07 2026 - 15:00:15 EST
> It was an effort to enhance fscache as a kernel cache for lazy
> pulling (at least according to previous Incremental FS discussion [1])
> and EROFS over fscache was the in-tree user of this mode.
>
> fscache has since evolved to be netfslib-oriented, serving network
> filesystem inodes via the netfs library, but EROFS never acts as a
> network filesystem and we need to cache golden filesystem images rather
> than individual EROFS inodes.
>
> Since EROFS over fscache is now removed, clean up netfs/fscache/
> cachefiles upstream too.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAOQ4uxi4dzxArY24YO=+kBCK2gGoq3Ptb8WkzCqSogPgU_R3dQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Signed-off-by: Gao Xiang <xiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Seems sensible to me. So I'll take it unless David has objections.
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Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>